Why aren’t my Google Map Images showing up anymore?

I just got a question from a reader asking why his Google Map images aren’t showing up any more. He was using the calculation field method where you can pull in Google Map Api Satellite images as well as the street view images. For the longest time this worked but now they are just showing up as broken images. I’ll answer this down below.

Google changed the way that people can make website requests for showing Google Maps. Their old method allowed anyone and everyone can do this for free which was great! Sometime last year though they changed this and you now need to create an account with Google Maps Platform and get an API Key. In addition you’ll also need to add a credit card and billing information.